“Chaos” didn’t have a good weekend.
Former three-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight title challenger Colby Covington suffered his second straight loss at UFC Tampa this past weekend (Sat., Dec. 14, 2024) when his fight with Joaquin Buckley was stopped in the third round due to a cut on his eyelid from inside Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla (watch highlights).
Unfortunately for “Chaos,” he suffered another loss following UFC Tampa, but it was in poker this time.
Following his bloody third-round doctor’s stoppage, Covington flew to the Bahamas to compete in the Super Main Event, part of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise tournament. The former UFC interim champion played in a $25,000-entry No Limit Texas Hold‘em tournament with a $50 million guarantee.
Covington was eliminated on Day one, and the WSOP Twitter account had some enjoyment poking fun at the UFC fighter by writing, “Colby Covington gets all in against Frank Funaro on the Feature Table Live Stream - a repeat of last night?”
Covington, 36, is actually a credentialed poker player with numerous tournament wins. In 2022, he placed seventh in the largest poker tournament in Florida history.
‘‘Big shoutout to Colby Covington for skipping training to get President Trump ‘ready’—we all appreciate the sacrifice At least he got to see me win.’’
‘‘Of course Jones is talking about me, he wishes he looked like me, a guy that was this beautiful and had this much respect. He has no respect. He lost all respect when he started doing drugs and hitting pregnant ladies. There’s nothing to respect about Jon. Cheated his whole career, on his wife, on his taxes, so he’s a terrible person.’’
''Of course he talked about a saint and someone who is a law-abiding citizen like myself! Someone who stands for law and order, the military, troops. So f*** Jon Jones, he’s nothing!”
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Keep in mind Colby dedicated the past year to getting Donald Trump elected.
Now that Colby brought home the win for Trump, he can focus on himself. Expect a return to his winning ways in the octagon and at the poker table in 2025.